The 30-year-old actor joined the ranks of the FX anthology horror series in its fourth season as the rich, friendless sociopath who becomes the protege to deranged, toothy Twisty the Clown. Dandy, very quickly, embarks on a murder spree -- with his mother...

Eddie Redmayne plays Danish artist Einar Wegene in "The Danish Girl," which will have its North American premiere at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.

Eddie Redmayne plays Danish artist Einar Wegene in "The Danish Girl," which will have its North American premiere at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.

(Working Title Films)

The eventual best picture Oscar winner played or premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival from 2007 to 2013. Then last year, "Birdman" bypassed the Canadian event in favor of a closing slot at the New York Film Festival. Fox Searchlight figured that after earlier high-profile dates at the Venice and Telluride festivals, it was better to slot the New York-centric "Birdman" in the city where...

We take pride in the accuracy of our predictions here at the Gold Standard, so when something goes awry, rather than resort to finger-pointing and name-calling, we like to take a deep look at ourselves and say, "How did we miss that?"

Having had a little time to mull over the Emmy nominations, let's look at a few of our more high-profile picks and what may have caused the voters to look a different...

Tony Hale was nominated for an Emmy Award on Thursday for supporting actor in a comedy series for his role on HBO's "Veep."

Tony Hale was nominated for an Emmy Award on Thursday for supporting actor in a comedy series for his role on HBO's "Veep."

(Patrick Harbron / Associated Press)

Tony Hale spoke to The Times on Thursday morning about his Emmy nomination for his portrayal of poor Gary Walsh, the sycophantic, abuse-tolerant, Selina-pleasing aide in HBO's comedy "Veep." The series collected nine Emmy nominations overall including one for best comedy series.

How are you feeling?

It’s been a great day. My wife and I, we have our screaming session when it’s announced. My poor daughter,...

"Homeland" showrunner Alex Gansa said last year's Emmy snub was motivation for this season.

"Homeland" showrunner Alex Gansa said last year's Emmy snub was motivation for this season.

(Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

It's good to be back on top. Just ask Alex Gansa, who on Thursday was celebrating "Homeland's" Emmy nomination for drama series -- a year after the Showtime spy thriller was shut out of the same category.

"Now I can be completely honest and tell you how devastating it was," he said of last season's snub. "It was really hard."

In hindsight, though, the slight may have been a blessing in disguise....